Orleans, IA Population

Overview

577

Total Population

57.9

Median age

59.97%

Female population %

66.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

65.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Orleans's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Orleans is 57.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Orleans's population under 18 was 7.11%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Orleans's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 33.62% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Orleans, 5.89% were under the age of 15, 4.85% aged 15 to 29, 55.63% aged 30 to 64, 32.76% aged 65 to 84, and 0.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 115 more females than males in Orleans:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 59.97% females and 40.03% males in Orleans, IA.
The Orleans, IA gender ratio is 66.8:100 i.e. 66.8 men to 100 women (0.668).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 52.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 114.

Orleans's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Orleans population: 81.11% are White and 18.89% are Asian.
Orleans's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 573 (99.31% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Orleans is White with a population of 468 (81.11% of the total population).

Orleans's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 629 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Orleans's population decreased by 21 (3.34%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Orleans's population decreased by 88 (14.47%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Orleans's population was lowest in year 2022 at 516.